Earth:Gulch

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Short description: Deep V-shaped valley formed by erosion
A dry gulch in the desert near Tamchy, Kyrgyzstan. The creek that may have run along the bottom of the gulch in the past has been diverted to a parallel aryk.

A gulch is a deep V-shaped valley formed by erosion. It may contain a small stream or dry creek bed and is usually larger in size than a gully.[1] Sudden intense rainfall upstream may produce flash floods in the bed of the gulch.

Witches Gulch found in the Dells of the Wisconsin River

In eastern Canada , gulch refers to:[2]

  • a narrow deep cove (Newfoundland)
  • a narrow saltwater channel (Nova Scotia)

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References

  1. "Dictionary of geological terms". American Geological Institute. 1976. p. 199. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofgeol00amer/page/198/mode/2up. "a small revine; a small swallow cayon with smoothly included slopes and steep sides. Local in Far West" 
  2. "Gulch". Interesting and curious generic terms used in Canada. Natural Resources Canada. http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/education/gen_e.php#gulch.